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In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski explained why he has been surprised by all the criticism sent Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant's way this season, especially because it's undeserved. Ostrowski presented his case for why Bryant is the Cubs' most valuable player and why he's having such a good season.

Joe Ostrowski opened his show by discussing how gambling experts have discovered a trend in which NFL teams rarely hit the projected win total assigned to them at the beginning of the season. They contend that it's usually two games off, so Ostrowski asked you which is a more likely record for the Bears: 11-5 or 7-9?

In the third hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Ken Barkley, the co-host of You Better You Bet on the Radio.com app. They discussed sports gambling, with a specific focus on the Bears, the NFL and the Big Ten.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski turned his attention to the Bears, who open the preseason against the Panthers on Thursday evening. We know they need to take another step, but do the Bears have to make the Super Bowl in order for fans to be satisfied this season?

Joe Ostrowski opened his show discussing the Cubs' 10-1 win against the Athletics on Wednesday afternoon, which featured left-hander Jose Quintana throwing a gem. Ostrowski then wondered how you would line up the Cubs' rotation if the playoffs started today, given left-hander Jon Lester's recent struggles.

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by WBBM sideline reporter Mark Grote to discuss the latest storylines from Bears training camp. The topics included coach Matt Nagy, quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and receiver Anthony Miller. Later, Ostrowski discussed the White Sox's rebuild and why they decided to do nothing at the trade deadline. Was that the right move? Did they signal the next step in the rebuild?

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski welcomed on Sports Illustrated writer Ben Reiter to discuss the Cubs, MLB storylines, leadership on winning teams and his evaluation of the White Sox's rebuild so far. Ostrowski later replayed Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein's interview on the Mully & Haugh Show on Friday morning and then shared his takeaways from it.

Joe Ostrowski opened his show reacting to the Cubs' 6-2 win against the Brewers on Friday afternoon and then took some bizarre calls from fans who believe that they've figured out the key to the team's success down the stretch.

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski discuss who should get the most blame for the Cubs' mediocre play and also delved into some White Sox storylines.

In the third hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Bob Nightengale of USA Today and Radio.com Sports to discuss possible trades that the Cubs and White Sox could make before the trade deadline Wednesday. Nightengale believes the Rays have interest in acquiring White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu in exchange for a top-100 prospect.